Plasma Beta-Endorphin-like Immunoreactivity, Pain and Anxiety Following Administration of Placebo in Oral Surgery Patients
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 62 (11), 1170-1173
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345830620111601
Abstract
Plasma beta-endorphin was measured in patients undergoing a stressful procedure, the removal of impacted third molars. In patients reporting little pain, endorphin levels increased significantly during surgery, whereas patients reporting pain and anxiety showed little increase in endorphin levels.Keywords
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